8. The Ohio State Seal The rising sun has 13 rays, one for each of the original states of the US. The river in the middle is the Scioto river. The mountain over which the sun is rising is Mount Logan. and what it means The sheaf of wheat represents agriculture and bounty. Mimicking the sheaf of wheat is a bundle of 17 arrows, symbolizing Ohio as the 17 th state to join the Union. Check it out online at Netstate !
9. The Ohio State Flag and what it represents This is the only state flag with the swallowtail shape , properly called a “burgee”. The flag of Ohio was officially adopted in 1902.
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25. The state flower The Scarlet Carnation was adopted as the state flower in 1904.
26. The state bird The cardinal was chosen as the state bird in 1933. You can listen to the cardinal’s song online here!
27. The state tree The Buckeye tree was made Ohio’s state tree in 1953. The name of the tree comes from the nut’s similarity in appearance to a buck deer’s eye!
28. The state nickname The nickname probably originated around the time of President Harrison’s political campaign. “ The Buckeye State”
29. The state motto "With God All Things Are Possible" The motto was adopted in 1959. The Ohio Legislature sponsored a contest to choose a motto. The winning one was chosen from the Bible by a 12 year old boy. It is taken from Jesus’ words in Matthew 19:26 and Mark 10:27. He said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”
51. The state juice Tomato juice was chosen to be the state juice in 1965.
52. The state song “ Beautiful Ohio” was first adopted as the Ohio state song in 1969. However, in 1989, new words were adopted as the state song, though the music remained the same. The original words were written by Ballard MacDonald, the current state song wording was written by William B. McBride. The music for the song was written by “Mary Earl” which is a pseudonym (pen name) for Robert A. “Bobo” King
53. The state insect The ladybug, also known as a ladybird, was selected as the state insect in 1975.
54. The state fossil In the year 1985, the trilobite was selected as the Ohio state fossil.
55. The state rock song “ Hang on Sloopy” was chosen in 1985 as Ohio’s state rock song. The song was written in 1965, and an arranger for OSU’s marching band wrote the now famous arrangement for the band the same year. Listen here !
77. The state mammal The whitetail deer was made the state mammal in 1988.
78. The state snake The black racer was chosen as the official state snake in 1995. The black racer is a non-poisonous snake. It is primarily black, with white under its chin.
79. The state quarter The airplane shown is a picture of the Wright brother’s 1905 Flyer III, which was the first airplane able to take off, land, bank, and turn. The first men to fly, the Wright brothers, lived in Ohio though only Orville was born there, John Glenn, who was the first man to orbit the earth, was born in Ohio. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon was also born in Ohio; thus, Ohio is the “Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers.” 1803 is the year Ohio joined the United States.
80. The state fruit The tomato was made the Ohio state fruit in 2009.
81. The state native fruit The pawpaw became the native fruit of Ohio in 2009. Though you probably won’t find it in the store, because it spoils quickly, it is very nutritious and is said to have a somewhat tropical flavor.
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Editor's Notes
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Ohio’s size is 34 th of the 50 states. It is just smaller than Pennsylvania, and just larger than Virginia. Ohio was the 17 th state to join the United States. The name comes from an Iroquoian word, which sounds more like “oheeyo”
From 1803-1810, and then also from 1812-1816, Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio.
From 1810-1812, Zanesville was made the capital.
First adopted in 1967, modified in 1996.
The triangles formed by the main lines of the flag represent the hills and valleys as typified in the State Seal, and the stripes the roads and waterways. The stars, indicating the thirteen original states of the Union, are grouped about the circle which represents the Northwest Territory; and that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted into the Union is shown by adding four more stars. The white circle with its red center, not only represents the initial letter of Ohio, but is suggestive of its being the Buckeye State.- John Eisemann, designer
Said to be chosen in honor of President William McKinley who often wore a red carnation on his lapel.
The nuts are mildly poisonous, but they are edible if they have been roasted and leached first. The Native Americans generally ate them only when other nuts were not plentiful or available, as it was more work to make the buckeye edible. If you eat them without roasting and leaching, you will get quite sick.
During General William Henry Harrison’s presidential campaign, a comment was made by an opposition newspaper that prompted his campaign to adopt a strand of buckeyes as one of his symbols.
ACLU challenged the motto in 1997, federal courts ruled that it was not in violation of the first amendment of the US constitution because it did not endorse a specific God.
I sailed away; Wandered afar; Crossed the mighty restless sea; Looked for where I ought to be. Cities so grand, mountains above, Led to this land I love. Chorus Beautiful Ohio, where the golden grain Dwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain. Cities rising high, silhouette the sky. Freedom is supreme in this majestic land; Mighty factories seem to hum a tune, so grand. Beautiful Ohio, thy wonders are in view, Land where my dreams all come true!
Until 2009, Ohio was the only state to have an official (legislation wise) rock song.
An inscription reads "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers." One of the first men to fly, Orville Wright, was born in Ohio. The first American to orbit the earth, John Glenn, was born in Ohio. The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio. The inscription seems apt. The date on the coin, 1803, is the year that Ohio became part of the United States.
The ripe skins are light green and may have black splotches on it, and the part you eat (the flesh) is yellow.
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